The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-10-06

STEAMER NDIIN- iit. NLlltN l'tt'liiG I''t~
hauled tie Forest City M the Eo~tou, Ear lhrhor
and Marhjus rputr and ttkcn Ter 70 Portland. her
charter having rirc,l. 'ihc fine steamer tlorida
t;ttr the place of HE Forest lily "n tine route
as soon as She can hc cot Io;,,ty....Ihc steamer
timl,ria i still running her thir" irp~ Wc"k ON
tic Is;l IItrbol route. She mricr contract {"
carry the mail three times a week until oct. Isl.
- The iirrtl h;t- mt,tv hrt Et-t sunday morning
trim FROM Cit~tmc tu Belfast, and j. NOW making
Nit one roun'l tgip per day. oh" viii soon he
u,ulc, Oh To he oNrrittulcd for the Wiltrr' work.,
when the VI 4 NJ NTH take Her place on the route.
....tapt. :. II. Barbour has purchased the old
steamer Henry Morrison, and "ili t,kr her t" Ban
gnr where size will probably he broken Up. Her
engine ;,nd machinery will be taken "tt amt placed
in Il eitlc-Whcc! steamer Capt, Barbour Is
soon Ia buil'l.... capt. btl> lHgrtlam OF the re
nohscot. has had trouble with his eyes o"ta~lonrtl
by the smoke in the atmosphere "n last FRIDAY :
trip down from EUstun,...1hc Eost"m ~ Bangor
steamship Company will continue to run its daily
line until uet. 2ist, when its three tnps week
| arrangement Will take eject. Then the steamer
katuhdIn will be hauled on and put in trim for
winter service. The hatahdin will run all Win
ter on the two trips plan,
THE W irEK W otkS. The reservoir dam AT Little
River will soon be completed to the required height
on the Belfast side, and then the big derrick will
be shifted to the \orthport shore. The dam ON
that side is now above tide water. The dam is Il
solid piece OF work with granite tacings flod in
with small stones and cement. 1t Is intended I"
furnish it with cut granite coping another season
-. Congress. man Millikeu has obtained pernlN
| from the Water Company t" stock the reservoir
with trout and this will probably be donc next
wear by the fish commissioners. Little River has
| been quite trout stream in the past and the
| frcckled darngs are still to be found there Mr.
Foster contractor for the custom house extension,
received lot of brick which was lound not to he
| of the right size for his work here and he sold
them to the water company. They are now going
into a building for the pumping machinery at the
| reservoir dam The contractors for laying the
pipc say that they have had more difficulty
from the hedges which undery the city than they
expected They have got through the biggest part
of it,. our people generally comment favorably
ON the conduct of the Italian laborcrs, who arc
certainly quiet and peaceable, and far we car
| learn have made trouble here. 1t is not G
pcctcd to supply water for private consumers un
til next spring. Sunday gangs OF men were put
ON to ill in where the rains had caused the ground
to settle over the trenches in which pipe had beer
| laid Mrs Baker has sent out tea, coffee and
cake TO the workmcn in the trench before hel
boarding house Church street, and this week
supplied them with soup. Mrs. 5. W. Mathews
and other citizens have also contributed in like
manner to the bill Of fare of these of toll and
Italy.